cartilaginous skeleton

n animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

plural of craniate n animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks

n any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium a